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Makes sense to me
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If you don’t plan to play it, don’t go there Cheers Paul
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Best advice of the day.
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Many sellers are trying to take advantage of the tremendous inflationary prices on NEW guitars to think they can get what they originally paid, or even more. Others think a $200 discount off of a new $2799 MSRP Martin is a good deal on the used market, mistakenly. Many Private sellers do not understand that there is more risk to buying from someone you do not know, perhaps across the country, than buying from an established dealer who offers a return policy, inspection period, takes credit cards, trades, etc. It does not matter what the asking price is if it never sells. The market is the SOLD price. Denial is still at play, from what I can see, looking daily across many platforms where guitars are not moving. The most price-egregious sellers are the ones often including in their ads, "NO LOW BALLERS!". I have had great success selling guitars privately, but I do it locally and I price my guitars correctly and I take good care of them. |
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Regarding the apocalypse, I have found that the big name stuff sells (e.g. Gibson, Fender), particularly vintage items. Though the asking price still needs to be competitive. Lesser known stuff is harder to move. I was selling a stage piano last year, the lowest price on Reverb, and I got some interest, but not much. I didn't want to ship it, so I was looking for a local sale. After a while with no bites, I took it in to my local Guitar Center to see what they would offer. I took their offer. Yeah, it wasn't as much as I would have made in a private sale, but that was a tough item to sell (logistically), so having a cash offer and not dealing with buyers made it worth it. Yes, small amplifiers are more popular than ever. I went down that road of buying Champs, Princetons, Deluxes, etc., and I learned that they are not for me. My sweet spot for amplifiers is 30 watts and up. I like having a clean, snappy base tone, with lots of authority. My main amps are vintage Vibrolux Reverbs at 35 watts and a Carr Impala at 44 watts. I had a Super Reverb and Twin Reverb at one point, and I sold them both due to the weight. But I want them back! I'm glad that the larger amps are less popular. |